Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1908 — LEM HUSTON INJURED. [ARTICLE]

LEM HUSTON INJURED.

Lem Huston met with a very serious accident while assisting his men in getting some poles which were intended for bridge sill, for a bridge across the river at the coal oil well. He with three of four of his men had gone to Mrs. Tom Knox’s farm south of town Monday forenoon and had cut a pole which had lodged In another tree a little way from the ground and was not quite free from (he stump either. Lem, thinking that all was right, got the tape line and was going tip' the tree, presumably to get the length so It could he cut off at the top, and at the same time one of the men commenced to cut It loose at the stump. When the tree was freed from the stump it rolled over against Lem, knocking him to the ground and his left hand struck the blade of an ax that way laying there, cutting a gash to the bone that required ten stitches to close. He also thinks he will lose the use of his little finger on that hand. He was really fortunate as had this sharp ax struck him In the body or head he might have fared far differently. While he will not be able to do much work for some time, he may be in shape to take care of the stone crusher of which he has charge during the summer.